09 Jan 2013 1 Comment
Welcome to Walking Wednesdays, the time of the week when we like to give our readers a sneak preview of one of the walks from our specially produced Walk the Lakes guide. The book features 15 scenic walks, written by acclaimed author Vivienne Crow exclusively for the six Lake District Hotels with each walk starting and ending at the front door of the hotel.
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Mark Richards started his working life as a farmer, before gradually making the transition to writing about and drawing some of the most beautiful places in the country – including the wonderful Lake District – with inspiration from good friend Alfred Wainwright. Mark has specially written about the magic of the Lake District for our blog, and your enjoyment.
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It’s not unusual for our guests to ask our receptionists and members of staff if they can recommend any good walks in the Lake District. After all when you come to stay with Lake District Hotels, 9 out of 10 of our guests are here to enjoy the beauty of the area and want to get outside and explore.
It was for that reason that we decided to produce our very own walking book especially for those who come to stay in our hotels. Walk the ‘Lakes with Lake District Hotels’ guide book is now available to our guests for free if you have booked onto one of our walking breaks. Alternatively you can buy the book for just £2.50 from reception.
Walk the Lakes Guide Book Front Cover
Using the expertise of Cumbrian-based writer, Vivienne Crow, the walks have been written so that they start and finish from the doors of our six hotels, with 15 walks in total covering Borrowdale Valley, Keswick, Ullswater and Eden areas. Kit Graves, Director of Lake District Hotels, said “Walking in the Lake District is one of my great passions and I wanted to be able to share that with our guests. The walking guide has been professionally written and looks great and I hope that our guests will take it home with them and use it for years to come.”
Lake District Hotels Walking Book - Introduction from Kit Graves, Director, and Vivienne Crow, Writer
We’ve already been out trying the walks for ourselves and they are proving very popular with many guests also giving very positive feedback on the walking guide. Here are some photos of a recent walk from the Inn on the Lake which took us to Glencoyne and Seldom Seen giving us great views down Ullswater!
Walk 10, from the guide book, takes you along Lake Ullswater
Cows at Glencoyne, the charming 17th century farm on the walk
The guide book in action on Gelncoyne with Ullswater in the background
Chilli Dog enjoying a stick from Lake Ullswater whilst on the walk
What’s been happening at Lake District Hotels 
A fun weekend at the Keswick Jazz Festival! 
A lesson in Rioja 
Lake District named Dream Spot in Kayaking Poll 
Research shows walking is just as good for you as running – good news for Lake District lovers! 